Health & Care Academy Ambassadors
Mid and South Essex Health and Care Academy is part of Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System and works with NHS and Social Care healthcare partners to provide learning opportunities to young people in our region to help them better understand the wide range of career opportunities they can access here.
We work with young people in primary schools, secondary schools, sixth form and further education college settings across Mid and South Essex and offer a wide range of engaging activities for young people to get involved in to learn more.
Our Academy Ambassadors are incredibly important to our work and volunteer their time to promote careers in the NHS and Social Care by talking to young people in schools, colleges and sixth form settings across the region about their role and their career pathway to help inspire and encourage the next generation to consider a career in the NHS or Social Care.
Our work really does make a difference and is helping us to develop the local talent pool to ensure that we have a skilled workforce for the future. Becoming an Academy Ambassador is also a great personal and professional development tool which can help you to build your skills, experience and confidence.
Why Become a Health & Care Academy Ambassador?
Becoming a Health & Care Academy Ambassador means:
- You can become a role model for young people
- You are supporting the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan by encouraging young people to consider where they can use their skills and experience in different roles within the NHS and Social Care
- You are helping develop the talent pipeline in Mid and South Essex
- You represent the organisation you work for and help to raise the profile of the work you do with young people
- You are helping young people make informed choices about their future career
- You can help bust some of the many myths that exist about working for the NHS or Social Care
- You are ensuring that our future workforce represents the communities it serves
- You can motivate young people and help them realise their potential
- You can illustrate the connection between the subjects young people are studying in the classroom and link this to potential job opportunities that await them in the future
We know that young people in our region really value meeting with our Health and Care Academy Ambassadors. The experience provides an opportunity for them to see people who look like them in jobs and positions they aspire to and to be able to ask questions about how they too can access these careers in the future.
What activities could I support with as a Health and Care Academy Ambassador?
The Health and Care Academy are invited by schools and colleges across Mid and South Essex to support them with a wide variety of careers related activities and learning.
You could:
- Attend a Careers Fair
- Provide Mock Interviews for students in Years 10 and above
- Take part in Speed Networking Sessions
- Give an assembly presentation
- Deliver a workshop session
- Participate in a virtual Health & Care Academy webinar
What can I get out of becoming a Health and Care Academy Ambassador?
Becoming a Health and Care Academy Ambassador not only benefits the students that you work with, it can also support your own professional development.
Becoming a Health & Care Academy Ambassador can support you to build or improve your:
- Communication skills
- Leadership skills such as coaching, mentoring and goal setting
- Adaptability
- Influencing skills
- Public speaking
- Confidence
- Wellbeing
- Connection to our local communities
- Network
- Sense of Purpose
- Empathy and understanding skills
Case Studies
Find out more from some of our Mid and South Essex Health and Care Academy Ambassadors about why they volunteer to support our events.
Health & Care Academy Ambassador – Sadie
Health & Care Academy Ambassador – Samantha
Interested? Find Out More!
We’re looking for NHS and Social Care colleagues working in Mid and South Essex at all levels and all professions to support us by registering and committing to a minimum of 1 hour a year to go into local schools and colleges – in person or virtually – and talk about their job and the educational pathway that got them there.
If you are interested in finding out more about becoming a Health and Care Academy Ambassador, take a look at our Ambassador Brochure or complete our enquiry form here, and the team will contact you with further information.
Enquiry form
